Democracy Matters Feb 20

The state board of elections found Musk’s PAC sent prefilled ballot applications. Well, well, well.

Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia—by Elon Musk
https://newrepublic.com/post/206857/georgia-voter-fraud-elon-musk

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Turns Out There Was Voter Fraud in Georgia—by Elon Musk

The state board of elections found Musk’s PAC sent prefilled ballot applications.

The New Republic
Show threadArthur van der Harg
@DemocracyMattersALot I’m not 100% familiar with the intricacies of the US voting system(s). What exactly did these fakes purport to do and how does that interfere with the legitimate voting process?
Feb 21 at 6:18amWeb
Show threadSean LynchFeb 21

@ArtHarg @DemocracyMattersALot

In the article it explains that these were not fake, but actual mail in ballot applications. It also notes that state law prohibits this. Only the voter, or a relative authorized by the voter, is allowed to fill out a ballot application form.

The article also notes that Musk's PAC did not correctly state that it was not part of the government or any government agency, as is required by law. These were not ballots, but requests to be sent a ballot.

Show threadArthur van der HargFeb 21
@SeanPLynch @DemocracyMattersALot Yes, that is what I read but do not understand the implications of. It is technically illegal, yes, but wouldn’t the only effect be that some people would be sent a ballot if they returned the form? Same as when they had filled in a request form themselves? Is it a matter that the request would be refused and they could not send a new one in time, or that their mailed-in ballots would be declared invalid because they were requested on a Muskified form, or …?
Show threadSean LynchFeb 21

@ArtHarg @DemocracyMattersALot

Or, was part of the prefilled portion a common address across all of the applications as part of a larger ballot harvesting effort?

It was probably an effort to encourage voters who rarely vote, but Musk had identified as likely to vote in a way he would benefit from.

Not direct fraud.

Show threadArthur van der HargFeb 21
@SeanPLynch @DemocracyMattersALot Thanks! That makes sense!